| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Indehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Other |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Red |
| Flower Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Raw |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Mo (Molybdenum) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Will not come true from seed |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Birds |
| Miscellaneous: | Thorned |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
| Posted by Marilyn (Northern KY - Zone 6a) on Aug 26, 2013 11:10 PM
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